Men's Indoor Track and Field

Okolie Breaks School Record in Weight Throw

Jan 29, 2008

New York, N.Y. - Farmingdale State senior
captain Chris Okolie (Bronx, N.Y./Hills East) smashed his own
school record (47' 1 1/4") with an ECAC qualifying throw of 51' 2
3/4" on Friday, January 25th at the Great Dane Invitational in the
New Balance Track & Field Center in New York, N.Y. Chris placed
8th in the event. Sophomore Kensley Norian (East Meadow, N.Y./East
Meadow) ran 22.83 in the 200-meter Dash to also qualify for the
ECAC meet. The men's team placed 13th out of 27 teams.

The men's and women's teams now have qualified for a school
record 16 individual events and 2 relays for the ECAC Championships
on March 7th-8th at Harvard University.